The Women's Baseball World Cup is an international tournament in which national women's baseball

Women's baseball

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 teams from around the world compete. It is sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation

International Baseball Federation

The International Baseball Federation is the worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as overseeing, deciding and executing the policy of the bat-and-ball sport of baseball at the international level...

. In the four times it has been held, the tournament has been won twice by United States

United States women's national baseball team

The United States women's national baseball team is a national team of the United States and is controlled by the USA Baseball. It represents the nation in women's international competition. The team is a member of the COPABE....

 and most recently twice by Japan

Japan women's national baseball team

The Japan women's national baseball team is controlled by the Baseball Federation of Japan. It represents the nation in women's international competition. The team is a member of the Baseball Federation of Asia. They won the 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup, and are currently #1 in the IBAF World...

 in 2008

2008 Women's Baseball World Cup

The 2008 IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup was held in Botchan Stadium at Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan and won by Japan.-Final results:-Results:---------------------All-Star team:-External links:*...

 and 2010

2010 Women's Baseball World Cup

The 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup was an international baseball competition that was held in Venezuela from August 12 to August 22, 2010. Japan successfully defended their title from 2008, defeating Australia 13–3 in the final.-Teams:...

.

History

The inaugural Women's Baseball World Cup was held in Edmonton, Canada from July 30 to August 8, after having been chartered by the International Baseball Federation

International Baseball Federation

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 in . Before this tournament the only other international women's baseball tournament was the Women's World Series, which usually involved only three or four nations, usually Australia

Australia women's national baseball team

Of the twelve nations to be represented at the IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup, Australia is one of five teams to have participated in all four of them. To date its best result was in the most recent tournament held in 2010, in which Australia placed 2nd...

, Canada

Canada women's national baseball team

The Canada women's national baseball team is a national team of Canada and is controlled by the Canadian Federation of Amateur Baseball. It represents the nation in women's international competition. The team is a member of the COPABE....

, Japan

Japan women's national baseball team

The Japan women's national baseball team is controlled by the Baseball Federation of Japan. It represents the nation in women's international competition. The team is a member of the Baseball Federation of Asia. They won the 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup, and are currently #1 in the IBAF World...

 and occasionally the USA

United States women's national baseball team

The United States women's national baseball team is a national team of the United States and is controlled by the USA Baseball. It represents the nation in women's international competition. The team is a member of the COPABE....

.

Competition Format

All competing nations played one game versus each opponent. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. Ties in standings were broken by head-to-head record. The first place team played versus the fourth place team and the second place team played the third place team. The semifinal losers then played bronze medal

Bronze medal

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 game, with the winner earning third place and the loser receiving fourth place. The semifinal winners play in the finals, with the winner earning first place and the loser receiving second place. All regulation games are seven innings

Innings

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 in length with the exception to the mercy rule applied to a ten run lead after 5 innings or 4 innings with a twelve run lead.

Results

Year	Final Host		Final				Semi finalists			Number of teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-Up		3rd Place	4th Place
Details 2004 Women's Baseball World Cup The 2004 IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup was held from July 30 to August 8, 2004 in Edmonton, Canada and won by United States. It was the first Women's Baseball World Cup and was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation....	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...			2–0						5
Details 2006 Women's Baseball World Cup The 2006 IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup was held from July 31 to August 6 in Taipei, Taiwan and won by the United States.-Final results:-All-Stars Team:- External links :*...	Taipei Taipei Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...			13–11						7
Details 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup The 2008 IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup was held in Botchan Stadium at Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan and won by Japan.-Final results:-Results:---------------------All-Star team:-External links:*...	Matsuyama			12–2 (F/5)						8
Details 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup The 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup was an international baseball competition that was held in Venezuela from August 12 to August 22, 2010. Japan successfully defended their title from 2008, defeating Australia 13–3 in the final.-Teams:...	Maracay Maracay Maracay is a city in north-central Venezuela, near the Caribbean coast, and is the capital and most important city of the state of Aragua. Most of it falls under the jurisdiction of the Girardot Municipality. The population as per the 2001 census was 750,000... Originally, the final round was supposed to be held at Estadio José Antonio Casanova in Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... , but due to the 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup shooting incident, the International Baseball Federation International Baseball Federation The International Baseball Federation is the worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as overseeing, deciding and executing the policy of the bat-and-ball sport of baseball at the international level...  and the organizers of the tournament decided to reschedule the games at Estadio José Perez Colmenares Estadio José Perez Colmenares Estadio José Pérez Colmenares is a multi-purpose stadium in Maracay, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and serves as the home of Tigres de Aragua, a team from the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Located at Campo Elías Street in Maracay, the stadium holds 15,328...  in Maracay Maracay Maracay is a city in north-central Venezuela, near the Caribbean coast, and is the capital and most important city of the state of Aragua. Most of it falls under the jurisdiction of the Girardot Municipality. The population as per the 2001 census was 750,000... .			13–3 (F/5)						11
Details	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

Notes

Medal table

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		2	2	0	4
2		2	0	2	4
3		0	1	2	3
4		0	1	0	1

See also

• Baseball World Cup - Men's
• Women's Baseball World Series
  Women's Baseball World Series
  The Women's Baseball World Series is a now defunct international tournament in which originally national women's baseball teams from around the world competed before being overtaken by the Women's Baseball World Cup in...
  
   (defunct)
• Baseball awards
  Baseball awards
  Professional baseball leagues and amateur-baseball organizations around the world, various sportswriting associations, and other interested groups confer awards on various baseball teams, players, managers, coaches, executives, broadcasters, and writers for excellence in achievement, sportsmanship,...
  
  
• World Cup (all sports)